Programs for Professionals

AFSP developed the following programs to help professionals increase their knowledge and understanding of suicidal behavior in a variety of populations, including teens and young adults, medical students and physicians, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) persons.

Our programs seek to help those working with these populations learn how they can play a role in suicide prevention.

More Than Sad is an educational program to help school personnel and teens learn more about teen suicide and how to play a role in its prevention. The program is designed to comply with state requirements or recommendations for teacher education in suicide prevention, and can be used for group trainings or individual study.

Struggling in Silence: Physician Depression and Suicide and Out of the Silence: Medical Student Depression and Suicide are educational programs designed to addresses depression and suicide among physicians. Physicians frequently fail to recognize their own depression and that or their colleagues. Even when they do recognize that they are depressed, many physicians avoid treatment. One tragic result is suicide.